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Just two Republicans — Reps. Brian Bilbray of California and Charlie Bass of New Hampshire — voted against the bill Wednesday. Three Democrats — John Barrow of Georgia, Jim Matheson of Utah and Mike Ross of Arkansas — voted for it.

But Democrats managed to take a few last-minute shots at their GOP colleagues during the nearly four-hour markup.

Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) forced Republicans to take a politically embarrassing vote on his amendment to end all new loan guarantees, a step that would have included nuclear and advanced-coal projects.

“My amendment takes away the authority of the secretary to give loan guarantees. Period,” Markey said. “This is the real No More Solyndras amendment.”

The amendment, which Markey and all other Democrats ultimately voted against, was meant to highlight the fact that the GOP bill would still allow the Energy Department to approve loan guarantee applications that were submitted by Dec. 31, 2011.

“If anybody thinks this bill, No More Solyndras, means no more loan guarantees, then they’re wrong,” said California Rep. Henry Waxman, the top Democrat on the committee.

Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), chairman of the panel’s Energy and Power Subcommittee, countered that it would be irresponsible to end the program immediately because the Energy Department has already offered conditional commitments to some companies, and others have begun planning in anticipation of receiving federal support. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) dismissed Markey’s amendment as “an attempt to try to embarrass the Republicans.”

The amendment failed in a 3-39 vote with just three Republicans — Reps. Michael Burgess of Texas, Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Steve Scalise of Louisiana — supporting it.